Zala Films

Statement

At Zala Films I specialize in the production of documentaries. Many of these are about mathematicians and their discoveries. While most are feature length biopics, in recent years, I have worked on several short collaborations with the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, with Gathering 4 Gardner, and with independent mathematicians.

Films

Gary Foshee shows off the harmonic pendulum he built, and explains how it works and what the challenges of construction were. This is one of the more hypnotic pieces from the 2014 Gathering 4 Gardner in Atlanta, Georgia.

Karl Schaffer designed a way to make a series of polyhedra using string and three human bodies. Using three people, the piece is a very simple lesson in geometry, showing how one shape can transform into another.